College Success Team Intern

CollegeBound Foundation is seeking a part-time College Success Team Intern to support the College Success Team with office administration and processing student documents for this Summer ‘24, beginning at the end of May until August. This position will report to the Associate Director Scholarships. The Intern position will support efforts to meet matriculation, persistence, retention, and scholarship renewal requirements for CollegeBound scholars. The position will be paid a rate of $16/hour. A work schedule of roughly 24 hours/week. The work schedule for the College Success Team Intern will be in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 8am – 4pm.

Applicants should have excellent organization and time management skills, the ability to complete tasks with close attention to detail, consistent follow-through, and strong task-tracking skills. Ideally, candidates will be collegial, dedicated, and patient and have experience supporting administrative functions and operations in the nonprofit and/or public sector environment with the desire to pursue a career in critical support functions.

Date Posted:

April 5, 2024

Contact:

To Apply:

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Andrea Ledbetter at aledbetter@collegeboundfoundation.org.

If you have any questions about this position, please email Andrea Ledbetter at aledbetter@collegeboundfoundation.org

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

General Administration
Administrative duties including but not limited to office supply ordering, email merges, database updates.
Participate in CollegeBound professional development events
Event Planning
Assist with preparation for various in-person events for high school and/or college students
Program Management
Review scholar application to ensure correct renewal documents were submitted
Outreach to recent high school graduates to complete next steps to keep their scholarship award from CollegeBound via texts, emails, and phone calls
Input recent Spring semester grades into scholarship database
Manage re-engagement of students who lost connection/award for CCP and/or Hilton Scholarship

Qualifications:

Education:

Current rising senior in undergraduate degree program
Some experience working with/providing support to adolescents/young adults preferred
Priority given to current CollegeBound Scholars

Skills:

Project a professional image and provide outstanding customer services to students and families
Keep commitments, meet deadlines, and achieve demanding results
Ability to work independently as well as function as part of a team
Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically minoritized populations) and maintain a work environment that affirms commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Ability to proactively monitor and adjust activities to respond to changing circumstances and priorities to meet goals
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Use Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint to prepare and maintain records, correspondence, reports, and other data
Ability to work a variety of hours including some evenings
Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback
Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional

Hours and Rate of Pay:

This is a part-time Internship position. The hourly rate of pay is $16. The work location is in-office with hours from 8:00am – 4:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday with the possibility of working additional hours on Wednesdays and Fridays on a remote or in-person basis.